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Everesting
The basic idea is to ride 8,848 meters (29,029 feet) of repeats on one climb: THE RULES - EVERESTING | EVERESTING
I don't know why, but this really appeals to me. There are lots of options around here, but I think the best is Geiger Grade (Strava Segment | Geiger Grade (Kyvett to summit)). It would take 14 repeats to hit the 8,848 goal. It's not too steep and it's not too long. Even by the time I was dead tired I think I could still do the climb in an hour. The descent is easy. The only bad thing is that I'd have to do it on a Saturday and traffic can be heavy. It's not a big deal on one descent but that might get old after 14.
Another good one is 341 (Strava Segment | Truck Route 341). That would take 23 repeats. Traffic is almost non-existent out there. It's an easier climb, though. Almost too easy. It would be more mentally challenging than anything.
If I really wanted to kill myself I could do Gold Hill (Strava Segment | Gold Hill). That would take 34 repeats. There would be no time to recover on the descent. However, total distance for the day would be 123 miles as compared to 216 on Geiger Grade. (This segment has more of a natural start/finish point and would take 22 repeats for 154 miles.)
If I really wanted a low number of repeats I could do Mt. Rose (Strava Segment | Mt Rose - East side) 7 times. I've done it 3 times in a row before. The problem is that I think my speed would drop a lot lower on the last few attempts than it would on a shorter climb. On top of that, I'm not a big fan of the descent. 16.5 miles of descending sounds fun, but honestly I get bored with it after a while. I couldn't imagine doing Haleakala.
Those are the main options within a 15-mile drive. There are tons more if I wanted to drive somewhere. I think I'm going to try to do Geiger 10 times on Saturday and see how that works out. That should let me know if I'm Everesting material.
Which of your hometown climbs would you do if you were Everesting?
I don't know why, but this really appeals to me. There are lots of options around here, but I think the best is Geiger Grade (Strava Segment | Geiger Grade (Kyvett to summit)). It would take 14 repeats to hit the 8,848 goal. It's not too steep and it's not too long. Even by the time I was dead tired I think I could still do the climb in an hour. The descent is easy. The only bad thing is that I'd have to do it on a Saturday and traffic can be heavy. It's not a big deal on one descent but that might get old after 14.
Another good one is 341 (Strava Segment | Truck Route 341). That would take 23 repeats. Traffic is almost non-existent out there. It's an easier climb, though. Almost too easy. It would be more mentally challenging than anything.
If I really wanted to kill myself I could do Gold Hill (Strava Segment | Gold Hill). That would take 34 repeats. There would be no time to recover on the descent. However, total distance for the day would be 123 miles as compared to 216 on Geiger Grade. (This segment has more of a natural start/finish point and would take 22 repeats for 154 miles.)
If I really wanted a low number of repeats I could do Mt. Rose (Strava Segment | Mt Rose - East side) 7 times. I've done it 3 times in a row before. The problem is that I think my speed would drop a lot lower on the last few attempts than it would on a shorter climb. On top of that, I'm not a big fan of the descent. 16.5 miles of descending sounds fun, but honestly I get bored with it after a while. I couldn't imagine doing Haleakala.
Those are the main options within a 15-mile drive. There are tons more if I wanted to drive somewhere. I think I'm going to try to do Geiger 10 times on Saturday and see how that works out. That should let me know if I'm Everesting material.
Which of your hometown climbs would you do if you were Everesting?
06-09-14, 02:19 PM
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Whew, that sounds hellish!
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06-09-14, 02:37 PM
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Just because you can doesn't mean you should. The biggest challenge here would be to not go out of your mind. Those rules appear designed to make the process as mind numbing as possible.
For extra challenge, go for a 24 hr TT -- on your trainer...
For extra challenge, go for a 24 hr TT -- on your trainer...
06-09-14, 06:16 PM
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Everest Challenge in two days is enough for me
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06-10-14, 02:03 AM
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Yeah, it would be a little easier to just do the 8,848 meters without repeating the same climb over and over, especially early in the day. Who knows, though. There might be some sort of Zen to doing the same climb.
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Intracoastal bridge. 483 repeats.
I've done 60 of the Acosta Bridge. that was enough.
I've done 60 of the Acosta Bridge. that was enough.
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06-10-14, 08:16 AM
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That would be tough. FWIW: I've done all those NV climbs many times, but long before STRAVA existed, and there was likely a lot less traffic back then too. I'm certain I never came remotely close to 29,000 ft of climbing in a day. 12,500 is the most I have on record since using a Garmin starting 4 years ago. It was all between 6000 and 9000'.
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The basic idea is to ride 8,848 meters (29,029 feet) of repeats on one climb: THE RULES - EVERESTING | EVERESTING
Which of your hometown climbs would you do if you were Everesting?
Which of your hometown climbs would you do if you were Everesting?
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06-15-14, 06:56 AM
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Alright, so I did 10 trips up Geiger Grade yesterday. If you want the Strava links, here are 1-7 and 7-10. I merged the 2 on RWGPS for this picture:
Distance: 155 miles
Elevation: 21,808 feet
Ride Time: 10:47:15
Total Time: 11:55:38
The worst ones were #5 and #6 . I wasn't eating enough early on and I started to pay for it then. I managed to recover and found a second wind for climbs 7-10. They were slow, but I was in a better rhythm. Self-doubt was very high on #5 and #6 , but after #7 I was confident that I could finish. I graphed out the time for each climb.
You can see the big jump between #4 and #5 . I took #10 super easy. Why not? I do wonder what would happen if I tried 4 more. Would I level out around 51 minutes or would there be another big jump down the line?
Do I think I could do 14? I'm still not sure. I think I'll give it a try in July.
Distance: 155 miles
Elevation: 21,808 feet
Ride Time: 10:47:15
Total Time: 11:55:38
The worst ones were #5 and #6 . I wasn't eating enough early on and I started to pay for it then. I managed to recover and found a second wind for climbs 7-10. They were slow, but I was in a better rhythm. Self-doubt was very high on #5 and #6 , but after #7 I was confident that I could finish. I graphed out the time for each climb.
You can see the big jump between #4 and #5 . I took #10 super easy. Why not? I do wonder what would happen if I tried 4 more. Would I level out around 51 minutes or would there be another big jump down the line?
Do I think I could do 14? I'm still not sure. I think I'll give it a try in July.
06-16-14, 06:23 AM
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What a ride! you have some real discipline going up that hill 10 times.
I suppose I could do this 4 times, at 7300ft gain per climb:
Well, no I couldn't:
I suppose I could do this 4 times, at 7300ft gain per climb:
Well, no I couldn't:
06-16-14, 07:15 AM
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That would be super difficult. I'm sure you'd really feel the lack of oxygen on that 4th climb.
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If I really wanted a low number of repeats I could do Mt. Rose (Strava Segment | Mt Rose - East side) 7 times. I've done it 3 times in a row before. The problem is that I think my speed would drop a lot lower on the last few attempts than it would on a shorter climb. On top of that, I'm not a big fan of the descent. 16.5 miles of descending sounds fun, but honestly I get bored with it after a while. I couldn't imagine doing Haleakala.
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Can I just do the same climb the climbers do from base-camp instead of sea level? Hell, I'd probably struggle even on that. DXchulo, that is an freakin epic ride. 
06-16-14, 11:04 AM
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Everesting,coined by George Mallory,a Christchurch living Kiwi,grandson of the George Mallory.Look him up on Strava,hard man.
06-16-14, 01:55 PM
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I think around here I'd have to repeat the same climb 80-100 times.
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Alright, so I did 10 trips up Geiger Grade yesterday. If you want the Strava links, here are 1-7 and 7-10. I merged the 2 on RWGPS for this picture:
Distance: 155 miles
Elevation: 21,808 feet
Ride Time: 10:47:15
Total Time: 11:55:38
Do I think I could do 14? I'm still not sure. I think I'll give it a try in July.
Distance: 155 miles
Elevation: 21,808 feet
Ride Time: 10:47:15
Total Time: 11:55:38
Do I think I could do 14? I'm still not sure. I think I'll give it a try in July.
06-17-14, 04:23 AM
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i believe the elevation on everest has been upped from 29,028 ft in the last few years to 29,036 ft. blame gps, satellites and whatnot. better add on another 2 meters to cover the difference just in case.
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That's impressive, DX! I'll have to root around on RWGPS to see what local rides would be good candidates.
I've ridden only two 10K+ routes, to date. One was a 35.5-mile steady grind (Haleakala), but I can't imagine doing 3 round trips of that (hammering the descent still takes well over an hour.) The other was a 90-mile route NE of Sacramento and there ain't no way I could do 3 of those without any sleep.
Maybe 3,110 repeats of my driveway...
I've ridden only two 10K+ routes, to date. One was a 35.5-mile steady grind (Haleakala), but I can't imagine doing 3 round trips of that (hammering the descent still takes well over an hour.) The other was a 90-mile route NE of Sacramento and there ain't no way I could do 3 of those without any sleep.
Maybe 3,110 repeats of my driveway...
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Bike Ride Profile | Everesting Geiger Grade (Reno, NV) near Reno | Times and Records | Strava
I did it. It took a long time, but I did it. Total time was 18:30. I had 2.5 hours of stopped time. That's a ton, but I'm not sure I could have managed with much less.
You can read the long version here or just check out the graph for a summary.
As you can see, I really had trouble with #11 when I was doubting myself after I made it into new territory.
I also made a crappy YouTube video: Everesting Geiger Grade (Reno NV) - YouTube
I did it. It took a long time, but I did it. Total time was 18:30. I had 2.5 hours of stopped time. That's a ton, but I'm not sure I could have managed with much less.
You can read the long version here or just check out the graph for a summary.
As you can see, I really had trouble with #11 when I was doubting myself after I made it into new territory.
I also made a crappy YouTube video: Everesting Geiger Grade (Reno NV) - YouTube
07-09-14, 09:18 PM
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Bike Ride Profile | Everesting Geiger Grade (Reno, NV) near Reno | Times and Records | Strava
I did it. It took a long time, but I did it. Total time was 18:30. I had 2.5 hours of stopped time. That's a ton, but I'm not sure I could have managed with much less.
You can read the long version here or just check out the graph for a summary.
As you can see, I really had trouble with #11 when I was doubting myself after I made it into new territory.
I also made a crappy YouTube video: Everesting Geiger Grade (Reno NV) - YouTube
I did it. It took a long time, but I did it. Total time was 18:30. I had 2.5 hours of stopped time. That's a ton, but I'm not sure I could have managed with much less.
You can read the long version here or just check out the graph for a summary.
As you can see, I really had trouble with #11 when I was doubting myself after I made it into new territory.
I also made a crappy YouTube video: Everesting Geiger Grade (Reno NV) - YouTube